Bangladesh vs Egypt: Literacy rate
Bangladesh
79.0%
in 2022
Egypt
79.5%
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
89th
Egypt rank
88th
Literacy rate over time
- Bangladesh
- Egypt
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 79.5% against 79.0% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Egypt ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 89th and Egypt ranks 88th of 128 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.9% | 72.5% | 8.6% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 80.8% | 3.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, Bangladesh or Egypt?
- Egypt, at 79.5% against 79.0% in Bangladesh as of 2022.
- What is the difference in literacy rate between Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 0.5%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Egypt?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Egypt rank globally for literacy rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 89th and Egypt ranks 88th of 128 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Literacy rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of adults who can read and write a simple statement about their everyday life.